Walter K. Baumgartner
- black market
- enforcement agencies
- May 1, 2024
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CA Seizes $53M in Illegal Weed in Q1 2024 – Why It Matters
California law enforcement agencies dedicated to eradicating the illegal marijuana market had a busy first three months of the year. So much so that they seized and destroyed approximately $53 million worth of illegal pot in the first quarter of the year. If you don’t think that matters, think again.
Marijuana legalization is often justified under the pretense that it will reduce drug-related crime. It does not. This is not to say that marijuana should still be illegal. Most Americans think otherwise. But it is to say that we should stop promoting the myth that legalization discourages crime. If that were the case, all sorts of crimes would be largely nonexistent.
The Nation’s Largest Legal Market
California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently published their seizure numbers from the first quarter of 2024. A task force of various law enforcement agencies managed to seize tens of millions of dollars in … Read the rest
